Hallidays Group Ltd, an accountancy and business support company in Stockport, has partnered with a local green technology supplier to install LED lighting and solar PV on its site, saving £9,000 a year.

The lecture halls may have fallen silent, and students disappeared for their summer holidays, but there is still a lot of deep thinking being done in the corridors of power at the University of Manchester (UoM).

Coleherne Ltd, a white metal lined bearing manufacturer and laser cutting service in Tameside, Greater Manchester, has teamed up with local LED manufacturer, LightXcel, to cut the energy use of its lighting by 72 per cent.